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Patented Aug. 6, 1867;*

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ROBERT BAXTER, OF FRENCH CAMP, CALFRNA. Letters Patent No. 67,483, dated August 6, 1867.

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Be` it` known that l, ROBERT BAXTER, of French Camp, in the county of San Joaquin, and State of California, have invented a new and useful improvement upon the common plough-standard, the same being ef cast iron and Calleri Baxters Improved Standard for Gang-Ploughs or Cultivatorsfvand I do declare hereby that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon.

The nature of my invention consist-s in an improvement on the common standard for ploughs by constructing the upper part of the same with a Flange, and the sides thereof wider at the middle, and parallel with eacl other from that point upwards. as will be seen oy reference te the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of Baxter-s gang-plough, with which his improved standard is used` with especial advantage;

Figure l showing a side elevation of the standard as attached to the beam of Baxters gang-plough, inl which B represents the beam, or a section thereof, and A the flange;

Figure 3 showing a front. elevation.

Figure 4, a side elevation, in which C represents the middle part of the standard, from which point, upwards and backwards, the sides of the standard are made parallel, and at which pointwider, the whole for strength Figure 5 showing the top part of the standard, and

.Figure 6 the position of the standard with respect to the beam, when used with Baxtcrs gang-plough, as in iig. l.

"ihe ilangc can he constructed of any dimensions to suit the case, but for common use should be about three-fourths of an inch in thickness, and projecting at the top of the standard A (figs. 2, 3, and 4) so as to forni a surface (tig. 5) ot' (6) six and oue-half inches wide by (7) seven inches long. The standard is attached to the plough-beam by means of three bolts, the niain bolt passing through an-eye (at C, iig. 4) at. a little above the middle, and on the inside of the standard, and extending upwards, and passing through the flange, (at D, tig. 5,) and through the plough-beam, the other two boltspassing through the ange (one at B and the other at E, fig. and the lilouglnbcain. t Tfhe plough-beam with which this standard is used wit-l1 special advantage is composed of plank (soft or hard wood) three inches in thickness andnine (9) inches in width, the length to be governed by the number of standards.' A, fig. 1, presents a perspective view of this beam, with the standards C C and drawing-gear attached.

'lhe construction of the top part of the* standard with a {iange gives surface for its support, and thereby does away with the necessity of hard-wood beams and all braces for -thc support of t-he standard, thus avoiding all trouble from the catching of weeds upon the braces and clogging the plough, and an expense of ($16) sixteen dollars on every plough of (3) three standards by way of braces and hard-wood beams.

It will be seen from the foregoing that Baxtcrs improved standards' can be used with facility and adra'ntage in the construction of any plough pr cultivator.

What I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent, is-

The head-piece or flange, in combination with and forming part ofthe standard, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

Stockton, March 25, 1867.

ROBERT BAXTER.

Witnesses:

E. S. PILLSBUBY, ELBERT WEEKES. 

